Robin and Pennsylvania Sinfonia Orchestra performing Mozart Concerto for flute and orchestra in G Major

Click below to listen to Jet Whistle by Villa Lobos performed by Frances Rowell, Cellist and me.

Jean-Pierre Rampal

A Musical Instrument

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I do not blame the little birds For flying down so near;I do not blame the little brook For creeping close to hear;The tiny specks of sunshine too that flutter from the sky,And drop in spots of golden lightDown through the leaves so green and bright, And on the soft grass lie;They come in answer to a voice That seems a brother's call:--The flute-song that my father plays, The sweetest song of all;It brings the summer breezes back Just as they thought to creepTo sunny lands so far away,Where they could take a holiday, And, drowsy, drop to sleep.

It sets the little aspen-leaves To dancing on the tree;And starts my heart to singing To the sweetest melody.And even in my dreams at night I hear the flute-song call,So sweet and drowsy, low and clear,It brings the woodland voices near, And seems to sing them all.